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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| political-journalist | Occupational skill for the role 'political journalist' (also: political analyst, political reporter, journalist specialising in global politics, journalist specialising in international politics, journalist specialising in US politics, politics reporter). Use when the user asks for typical political journalist work such as: Advise political science students.; Serve on committees.; Teach political science. |
Political Journalist
Political journalists research and write articles about politics and politicians for newspapers, magazines, television and other media. They conduct interviews and attend events.
Core workflow
- Advise political science students.
- Serve on committees.
- Teach political science.
- Disseminate research results through academic publications, written reports, or public presentations.
- Identify issues for research and analysis.
- Develop and test theories, using information from interviews, newspapers, periodicals, case law, historical papers, polls, or statistical sources.
- Maintain current knowledge of government policy decisions.
- Collect, analyze, and interpret data, such as election results and public opinion surveys, reporting on findings, recommendations, and conclusions.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- apply grammar and spelling rules
- build contacts to maintain news flow
- consult information sources
- copyright legislation
- develop professional network
- editorial standards
- evaluate writings in response to feedback
- follow ethical code of conduct of journalists
- follow the news
- grammar
- interview people
- interview techniques
- participate in editorial meetings
- political parties
- political science
Hot technologies
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- SAS
- Tableau
- Microsoft Access
- Adobe Acrobat
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Outlook
- SAP software
- Python
- R
Hot technologies
Top tools from 33 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-18):
- Daybook — 15 %
- Adobe Premiere — 12 %
- Photoshop — 9 %
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/eb7e42d0-9b3f-49ad-81f1-b9ee8491bf39), ONET 30.3 (19-3094.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*